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How does the state get away with putting a 70 percent tax on something? This tax is justified under the guise of improving the health of the people of the commonwealth. The state tells us that the increase will make people want to quit smoking. The problem with this justification, which seems to have been overlooked, is that they have already declared the intended use for the money. Those who proposed the tax have said publicly that they expect the increase to produce the needed revenue to help with a deficit caused by the cost of state-funded health care. If the increase is justified because it will make people quit, why is the money it will produce already spent. If smokers were all to quit, how would this be a viable source of revenue for the state? The answer to me is simple and I challenge anyone to explain it differently. The representatives of Massachusetts know that people who smoke are addicted to nicotine and will continue to smoke in spite of the increase. They are blatantly taking advantage of those people who are unfortunately addicted to cigarettes and are unable to quit. Nonsmokers are safe for the time being from this misuse of government power, but for how long. There may come a day when something you have chosen to do, as an adult, is overtaxed under the premise that it is not good for you - a time when things like cheeseburgers, alcohol, or coffee are overtaxed in the name of being for your own good. Smokers, let's show the state we will not be taken advantage of. Let's buy our cigarettes out of state. We have many bordering states that will gladly take our business. If you know a smoker who doesn't have the means to do this, offer to purchase cigarettes for them. If enough people do this, we can make the statement that we have had enough of the government greed in Massachusetts. This is our Boston Tea party. © Copyright 2006 by CigarettesOn.Com |
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